Bridget Mungatia
CEO and Founder at Rise to Thrive
Public Health at UNICAF University, Kenya
Kenya
Hi, I'm Bridget Mungatia!
CEO and Founder at Rise to Thrive
Visionary strategic advisory, humanitarian and public health strategist with over 20 years leading large-scale humanitarian interventions, emergency response, and public health programming in fragile and crisis contexts. An enthusiastic advocate for gender equality and social inclusion, with extensive experience mainstreaming gender across the humanitarian space, and advancing women’s leadership in crisis response. Proven track record in driving advocacy, cash-based interventions, broad based partnerships, and donor engagement, policy influence, and locally led development.
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Experience
United Nations OCHA
Humanitarian Affairs Officer – Inter-Cluster Strategy, Coordination & Impact
November 2019 - August 2025
Led Yemen’s inter-agency humanitarian strategy, coordinating response efforts among 25+ UN bodies and 195+ humanitarian partners.
Provided strategic advisory and high-level policy influence to secure over $1.25B in funding by leading donor advocacy across a $1.75B portfolio.
Drove Localization and Accountability across the response, ensuring 86% of resources reached affected communities.
Streamlined Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance through high-level advocacy at the Humanitarian Country Team.
Led Rapid Needs Assessments for over 1.4 million displaced persons, directly informing funding prioritization and evidence-based policy decisions.
Strengthened the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus through localized inclusive programming targeting marginalized groups.
Health Cluster
Health Cluster Co-Coordinator
January 2018 - October 2019
Led Yemen’s health cluster coordination to amplify the voice of 164+ humanitarian partners.
Established the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Working Group.
Built public-private partnerships expanding health access by 60%, increasing local partner capacity/service uptake by 45%.
Launched emergency preparedness plans and trained over 2,500+ healthcare professionals.
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Emergency Response Coordinator
July 2017 - December 2017
Directed emergency response programs for 200,000+ individuals.
Mobilized $3.5M in emergency funds in under six months.
Implemented governance structures that cut inefficiencies by 48%.
Developed the first-ever IRC Kenya Emergency Employee Handbook.
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Reproductive Health Manager
November 2014 - September 2016
Led neonatal, child, reproductive and maternal health programming for 200,000+ women and girls.
Accelerated maternal health interventions reducing mortality by 19%.
Secured $3.4M in funding and trained 800+ health workers and over 3,400 volunteers.
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Arabic
Intermediate
English
Native
Swahili
Native
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